Pregame Notes: Montreal vs. Boston

Tonight’s GameThe Bruins host the Canadiens tonight in the seventh of eight games between these teams this season and the fourth and final game of this season’s series at TD Banknorth Garden. The Bruins are 37-27-9 thus far this season and are 19-14-4 this season on home ice. The Canadiens are 40-24-10 overall this season with a 22-11-4 record on the road. The Bruins are 9-11-4 this season vs. Northeast Division opponents and they are 31-23-9 overall vs. Eastern Conference foes. The Canadiens are 13-10-1 this season vs. Northeast Division teams and they are 37-19-8 overall vs. Eastern Conference opponents.

All-time SeriesThe Bruins are 257-329-103-2 all-time vs. Montreal with the Canadiens holding a 2103-1826 scoring edge in those 691 games. The Bruins are 158-130-56-2 all-time vs. the Canadiens in Boston with a 1014-937 scoring advantage in those 346 contests. The Canadiens have won the last nine games between these teams, including the first six games of this season’s series thus far with a 6-1 win in Montreal on Oct. 22, a 2-1 win in Boston on Nov. 8, a 7-4 win in Montreal on Nov. 17, a 4-2 victory in Boston on Dec. 6, a 5-2 win in Boston on Jan. 10 and an 8-2 victory in Montreal on Jan. 22. The Bruins’ last win over Montreal came in a 3-1 victory in Boston on Mar. 3, 2007. The Bruins’ longest losing streak to Montreal in the all-time history between these teams was ten straight games from Oct. 28, 1944-Mar. 18, 1945.

Recent Bruins GamesThe Bruins are 1-2-2 in their last five games with a 1-0 shootout loss at NY Rangers on Mar. 9, a 4-1 setback in Ottawa on Mar. 11, a 3-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Mar. 13, a 3-2 overtime win over Philadelphia on Mar. 15 and a 2-1 shootout loss in Washington on Mar. 16. The Bruins are now 9-4-4 in their last 17 games overall and they are 5-2-1 in their last eight home games.

Recent Canadiens GamesThe Canadiens are 2-2-1 in their last five games with a 3-1 loss to Anaheim on Mar. 9, a 4-0 win over New Jersey on Mar. 11, a 3-0 setback to Ottawa on Mar. 13, a 3-0 victory over NY Islanders on Mar. 15 and a 4-3 shootout loss to St. Louis on Mar. 18. They are 11-5-1 in their last 17 games overall and they are 5-4-1 in their last ten road games.

Upcoming Bruins GamesThe Bruins will conclude this home-and-home series with the Canadiens in Montreal on Mar. 22 (7:00 p.m.; NESN/WBZ Radio). They will then play a home-and-home series vs. the Maple Leafs, playing in Toronto on Mar. 25 (7:30 p.m.; NESN/WBZ Radio) and hosting the Maple Leafs on Mar. 27 (7:00 p.m.; NESN/WBZ Radio). In all, the Bruins have nine games remaining on their schedule (includes tonight’s game), four at home and five on the road. They will play five games against teams currently above them in the standings with four games against opponents currently below them in the Eastern Conference standings.

Upcoming Canadiens GamesThe Canadiens next return home to host the Bruins on Mar. 22 and Ottawa on Mar. 24. They will then face a three-game road trip, playing in Buffalo, Toronto and Ottawa. In all, the Canadiens have eight games remaining on their schedule (includes tonight’s game), four at home and four on the road, with all of their opponents currently below them in the Eastern Conference standings.

March Birthdays:- Dennis Wideman is celebrating his 25th birthday today.- Andrew Ference turned 29 years old on March 17.- Zdeno Chara turned 31 years old on March 18.

Bruins Fun Facts- Glen Murray played his 1,000th NHL game on Mar. 16 in Washington.- Murray became the 229th player in NHL history to reach that milestone and he was the 11th player to achieve it this season, joining Roman Hamrlik, Bryan Smolinski, Owen Nolan, Alex Kovalev, Mike Sillinger, Keith Tkachuk, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Markus Naslund, Keith Carney and Dallas Drake.- Murray was the ninth player to play that milestone game in a Bruins uniform, joining John Bucyk, Jean Ratelle, Wayne Cashman, Rick Middleton, Gordie Roberts, Ray Bourque, Dave Ellett and Don Sweeney.- Boston’s first pick, 18th overall, in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Murray played his first NHL game on Jan. 28, 1992 at Quebec after being recalled by the Bruins from his junior team in Sudbury and he scored his first NHL goal in that game.- Murray has played his 1,000 games with three NHL teams, playing 561 games in two stints with Boston, 135 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and 304 games as a Los Angeles King.

- Peter Schaefer is three goals shy of his 100th NHL goal milestone.- P. J. Axelsson is four goals shy of his 100th NHL goal milestone.

- The Bruins have recorded five shutouts this season by three different goaltenders. Manny Fernandez recorded a 1-0 shootout victory over NY Rangers on Oct. 20; Alex Auld notched a 2-0 win vs. Columbus on Dec. 15 and took a 1-0 shootout loss at NY Rangers on Mar. 9; and Tim Thomas won a 2-0 decision over Washington on Jan. 3 and a 4-0 victory vs. Ottawa on Feb. 26.- It is the first time the Bruins have had three goaltenders record complete-game shutouts since 1997-98 (Jim Carey, Byron Dafoe, Robbie Tallas).

- The Bruins have 17 sets of back-to-back games this season and have completed 15 of these series thus far.- They are 7-6-2 this season in the first game of these series and are 4-7-4 in the second game of these sets thus far this season.

- The Bruins have completed 19 of their 24 season series. They are 0-1-0 vs. Anaheim, 3-1-0 vs. Atlanta, 1-3-0 vs. Carolina, 1-0-0 vs. Chicago, 1-0-0 vs. Columbus, 0-1-0 vs. Dallas, 0-1-0 vs. Detroit, 2-1-1 vs. Florida, 1-0-0 vs. Los Angeles, 1-0-0 vs. Nashville, 3-1-0 vs. NY Islanders, 3-0-1 vs. NY Rangers, 3-1-0 vs. Philadelphia, 1-0-0 vs. Phoenix, 2-1-1 vs. Pittsburgh, 0-1-0 vs. St. Louis, 1-0-0 vs. San Jose, 2-2-0 vs. Tampa Bay, and 2-1-1 vs. Washington.- The Bruins opened this season with a five-game trip against Pacific Division teams, which concluded Oct. 13 in San Jose … That was the last game of the season scheduled for the Bruins outside of the Eastern Time zone.- The Bruins hosted the Central Division teams this season and did not play teams in the Northwest Division.

- The Bruins had four representatives at the 2008 NHL All-Star weekend held on Jan. 26-27 at Philips Arena in Atlanta.- Bruins captain Zdeno Chara played in his third career NHL All-Star Game and successfully defended his title of Hardest Shot in the Skills Competition with a 103.1 mph blast that was the second-highest score in that competition’s history.- Center Marc Savard and goaltender Tim Thomas appeared in their first career All-Star Games with Savard scoring the game-winning goal at 19:39 of the third period and Thomas recording the victory for the Eastern Conference Team.- Left wing Milan Lucic took part in the Young Stars Game and scored a goal for his team.

The Players6—Dennis Wideman—D- Has 1-2-3 totals in three of his last four games with a goal Mar. 11 at Ottawa and single assists each Mar. 13 vs. Tampa Bay and Mar. 15 vs. Philadelphia.- Has three multiple-point games.- Had a seven-game point streak from Nov. 29-Dec. 10 (2-5-7 totals), the longest point streak by a Bruins defenseman since Ray Bourque had an eight-game streak (4-6-10 totals) from Oct. 12-Nov. 2, 1995…Had a four-game point streak from Feb. 16-23 (2-3-5 totals).- Has not dressed for one game this season (coach’s decision).

11—P.J. Axelsson—LW- Has single assists each in two of his last four games, recorded Mar. 11 in Ottawa and on the overtime goal Mar. 15 vs. Philadelphia.- Has one multiple-point game.- Had a three-game point streak from Feb. 5-9 (1-2-3 totals).- Has missed seven games to injury (7-foot, Jan. 12-29).

12—Chuck Kobasew—RW- Has 3-1-4 totals in his last three straight games…Had a goal Mar. 13 vs. Tampa Bay, a 1-1-2 effort Mar. 15 vs. Philadelphia; and a goal Mar. 16 in Washington.- Has eight multiple-point games.- Had a five-game point streak from Jan. 24-Feb. 5 (2-4-6 totals)…Had a three-game goal streak from Oct. 6-12 (3-0-3 totals).- Has scored four of Boston’s six empty net goals this season.- Has taken three shootout shots this season (no goals).- Has missed three games to injury (1-back, Feb.1 3; 2-groin, Feb. 23-26).

13—Glen Metropolit—C- His last point was an assist Mar. 3 in Washington.- Has six multiple-point games.- Leads the team with 11 game-winning points (5-6-11 totals).- Played his 200th NHL game Nov. 23 vs. NY Islanders…Scored his 100th NHL point with the first of two goals Jan. 29 vs. Nashville.- Played his first game as a Bruin Oct. 5 in Dallas…Recorded his first point as a Bruin with an assist Oct. 10 in Anaheim…Scored his first goal as a Bruin Oct. 25 vs. Chicago.- Signed as a free agent on Oct. 3…Had been invited to training camp on a pro try-out agreement.

16—Marco Sturm—LW- Has 1-2-3 totals in his last six games with the game-winning goal Mar. 8 vs. Wahsington and single assists each Mar. 13 vs. Tampa Bay and Mar. 15 vs. Philadelphia.- Has 5-9-14 totals in his last 16 games…Also scored the deciding shootout goal Feb. 21 in Florida.- Has 11 multiple-point games.- Had an eight-game point streak from Feb. 16-Mar. 3 (4-7-11 totals) … Had a six-game point streak from Nov. 8-23 (4-3-7 totals) … Had a four-game point streak from Oct. 27-Nov. 4 (2-3-5 totals).- Has hit the 20-goal mark for the sixth straight season.- Played his 700th NHL game Nov. 23 vs. NY Islanders…Scored his 200th NHL goal Feb. 28 vs. Pittsburgh…Recorded his 200th NHL assist Feb. 9 vs. Florida…Recorded his 400th NHL point with an assist in a 1-2-3 effort Feb. 21 in Florida.- Played his 730th NHL game Feb. 2 vs. Detroit, moving past Uwe Krupp as the all-time leader in NHL games played by a player born and raised in Germany.- Has taken seven shootout shots this season (one deciding goal).- Has missed two games to injury/illness (1-eye, Dec. 12; 1-flu, Jan. 31).

17—Milan Lucic—LW- Rookie.- Snapped an eight-game scoreless stretch with an assist Mar. 16 in Washington.- Has five multiple-point games.- Had a four-game point streak from Jan. 24-Feb. 2 (2-4-6 totals).- Recorded his first NHL assist/point and goal Oct. 12 in Los Angeles with the goal proving the game-winner…Completed his ‘Gordie Howe hat trick’ with a fight in that game as well.- Played his first NHL game Oct. 5 in Dallas…Recorded his first NHL assist/point and his first NHL goal Oct. 12 in Los Angeles with the goal proving the game-winner.- Has not dressed for one game (coach’s decision).- Has missed four games to injury (4-head, Nov. 24-Dec. 1).- Changed his number from 62 to 17 on October 30.- Played in the Young Stars game during All-Star weekend and scored a goal.

21—Andrew Ference—D- Scored his first goal of the season and added an assist Mar. 15 vs. Philadelphia…The goal was his first since his last game played of the 2006-07 season on Apr. 5, 2007, a span of 55 games.- Has 1-2-3 totals in his last seven games.- Has five multiple-point games.- Has missed 16 games to injury (4-upper core, Nov. 4-10; 12-knee, Nov. 17-Dec. 10).

22—Shawn Thornton—RW- His 3-2-5 totals on the season came in an eight-game span from Feb. 12-28…Scored his first points of the season Feb. 12 vs. Carolina with his first career two-goal and fourth career two-point game; added an assist Feb. 13 in Pittsburgh; a goal Feb. 26 vs. Ottawa; and an assist Feb. 28 vs. Pittsburgh.- His goals on Feb. 12 came in a 0:27 span of the third period and were the fastest two goals by a Bruin since Mike Knuble struck twice in 17 seconds on Dec. 14, 2003.- Has one multiple-point game.- Played his 100th NHL game Jan. 10 vs. Montreal.- Played his first game as a Bruin Oct. 5 in Dallas.- Has not dressed for three games (coach’s decision).- Has missed 20 games to injury (19-foot, Nov. 7-Dec. 18).

27—Glen Murray—RW- His last point was a goal Mar. 1 vs. Atlanta.- Has six multiple-point games with his season-high a 2-1-3 effort Nov. 17 in Montreal.- Had a three-game point streak from Oct. 12-18 (1-3-4 totals).- Has had two four-game point streaks, from Nov. 15-23 (3-3-6 totals) and Dec. 1-6 (3-1-4 totals).- Played his 1,000th NHL game Mar. 16 in Washington.- Has missed 19 games to injury (19-hip, Dec. 22-Feb. 5).

29—Alex Auld—G- Is 3-1-3 in his last seven decisions…Earned the 5-4 shootout win in Florida on Feb. 21, as he stopped all 15 shots faced in 25 minutes in relief of Tim Thomas and then stopped all three Florida shootout attempts for the win; a 5-3 victory in Tampa Bay on Feb. 23; a 1-0 overtime loss to Florida on Mar. 4; a 2-1 victory over Washington on Mar. 8; his fifth career shutout in a 1-0 shootout loss at NY Rangers on Mar. 9; a 4-1 setback in Ottawa on Mar. 11; and a 2-1 shootout loss in Washington on Mar. 16.- Has three shutouts on the season – numbers 3-5 career - a 1-0 win in Anaheim on Oct. 25 while with Phoenix, a 2-0 win over Columbus on Dec. 15 and 1-0 shootout loss at NY Rangers on Mar. 9 while with Boston.- Has played in five shootouts this season (2-3, 5 goals/15 shots).- Acquired Dec. 6 from Phoenix for Nate DiCasmirro and a 2009 fifth round draft pick.- Was playing in San Antonio/AHL at the time of the trade, where he was assigned Nov. 20 from Phoenix…Had a 3-6-0 record in nine Coyotes games this season with one shutout, a 1-0 win in Anaheim on Oct. 25…Had a 1-1-0 record with San Antonio, with the win a 7-0 victory over Milwaukee on Nov. 24…Is in his seventh professional season and Boston is his fourth NHL organization (Vancouver, Florida, Phoenix).- Has not dressed for one game (at home following son’s birth).- Has dressed as backup for 24 Boston games.

30—Tim Thomas—G- Dressed as backup Mar. 16 in Washington.- Snapped his three-game losing streak with a 3-2 overtime win vs. Philadelphia on Mar. 15 and is now 6-3-1 in his last ten decisions.- Has faced 30-or-more shots in 23 of his 43 complete games with a 14-7-2 record in those games…His season-high in shots faced was 52 Nov. 17 in Montreal and he has faced 40+ shots on five occasions in all this season.- Has allowed two-or-fewer goals in 28 of his 43 complete games this season (20-6-2 record) and has allowed one goal or less in 17 of those contests (15-1-1).- Has two shutouts on the season – numbers five and six career – 2-0 vs. Washington on Jan. 3 and 4-0 vs. Ottawa on Feb.26.- Had a career-best five-game win streak from Jan. 19-31…Had a four-game win streak from Feb. 19-Mar. 1.- Has faced two penalty shot this season, allowing a shorthanded goal by Carolina’s Chad Larose on Dec. 28 and a goal by Atlanta’s Ilya Kovalchuk on Mar. 1…Has now faced five career penalty shots, allowing three goals.- Has played in five shootouts this season (3-2, 4 goals/11 shots).- Was named the NHL’s Second Star for the week of Feb. 25-Mar. 2.- Has dressed as backup for 18 games.- Has missed six games to injury (6-groin, Dec. 6-15).- Played in his first career NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 27 and recorded the 8-7 victory for the Eastern Conference.

33—Zdeno Chara—D- Has missed the last five games with an upper torso injury.- Has 7-4-11 totals in nine of his last 11 games…Had a 1-1-2 effort Feb. 16 in Toronto including the goal at 19:10 of the third period that sent the game into overtime; single goals each Feb. 19 in Carolina and Feb. 21 in Florida; an assist Feb. 23 in Tampa Bay; two goals Feb. 26 vs. Ottawa; a goal Feb. 28 vs. Pittsburgh; single assists each Mar. 3 in Washington and Mar. 6 vs. Toronto; and a goal Mar. 8 vs. Washington.- Has 9-5-14 totals in his last 15 games with 9-12-21 totals in his last 25 contests.- Has ten multiple-point games.- Had a six-game point streak from Feb. 16-28 (6-2-8 totals).- Has had two four-game point streaks - from Nov. 10-20 (1-4-5 totals) and Jan. 12-20 (1-5-6 totals).- Had a three-game assist streak from Oct. 6-12 with (0-4-4 totals).- Has taken one shootout shot this season (goal).- Played in his third career NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 27 at Philips Arena in Atlanta…Won the Hardest Shot competition for the second straight year with his 103.1 mph blast the second hardest in that competition’s history.- Has missed five games to injury (5-upper torso, Mar. 9-16).

34—Shane Hnidy—D- Snapped a 14-game scoreless stretch with an assist Mar. 3 in Washington.- Played his 400th NHL game Mar. 11 in Ottawa.- Played his first game as a Bruin Jan. 3 vs. Washington…Recorded his first point as a Bruin with an assist on the game-winning goal Jan. 29 vs. Nashville.- Acquired Jan. 2 from Anaheim for Brandon Bochenski and a 2008 sixth round draft pick.- Had 1-2-3 totals in 33 games with Anaheim at the time of the trade…Originally drafted by Buffalo as their seventh pick, 173rd overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft and Boston becomes his fifth NHL team (Ottawa, Nashville, Atlanta, Anaheim).

35—Manny Fernandez—G- Is out of the lineup following Dec. 12 knee surgery.- Had his two-game win streak stopped with a 6-1 loss in Montreal on Oct. 22…That followed an 8-6 victory in Los Angeles on Oct. 12 and a 1-0 shootout victory over NY Rangers on Oct. 20, his 14th career shutout.- Recorded his 14th NHL shutout and first as a Bruin with a 1-0 shootout win over NY Rangers on Oct. 20.- Has played in one shootout this season (1-0, 0 goals/3 shots).- Played his first game as a Bruin Oct. 5 in Dallas with a 4-1 loss…Earned his first win as a Bruin with an 8-6 victory in Los Angeles on Oct. 12.- Has dressed as backup for six games.- Has missed 62 games to injury (62-knee, Nov. 1-Dec. 5; Dec. 8-Mar. 16).

37—Patrice Bergeron—C- Is out of the lineup with a concussion and broken nose suffered Oct. 27 vs. Philadelphia.- Had his three-game point streak stopped Oct. 20 vs. NY Rangers with 1-4-5 totals in that span…Had an assist Oct. 12 in Los Angeles, a 1-1-2 effort Oct. 13 in San Jose and two assists Oct. 18 vs. Montreal.- Has 3-4-7 totals in five of his ten games played this season.- Has two multiple-point games.- Has taken one shootout shot this season (no goal).- Has missed 63 games to injury (63-concussion/broken nose, Nov. 1-Mar. 16).

38—Bobby Allen—D- Has missed the last four games, not dressing Mar. 11 in Ottawa after playing in the previous four games and missing the last two games with back spasms.- Has not dressed for 25 games (coach’s decision).- Has missed 29 games to injury (1-arm, Nov. 10; 27-back, Dec. 8-15; Dec. 23-Feb. 9; Mar. 13-16).

41—Andrew Alberts—D- Has missed 41 games with post-concussion symptoms.- Recorded his second assist of the season Nov. 26 in Philadelphia.- Has missed 41 games to injury (41-post-concussion symptoms, Dec. 18-Mar. 16).

44—Aaron Ward—D- Scored his second overtime goal of the season and second of the season vs. the Flyers with the game-winner Mar. 15 vs. Philadelphia…He had also scored in overtime on Jan. 12 in Philadelphia which was his previous goal.- Has 1-1-2 totals in his last seven games played.- Has one multiple-point game.- Has missed 17 games to injury (2-concussion, Nov. 10-15; 3-ankle, Dec. 3-6; 8-foot, Dec. 22-Jan. 8; 4-foot, Mar. 4-9).

45—Mark Stuart—D- His last point was an assist Mar. 6 vs. Toronto.- Scored his second goal of the season with the game-winning effort Dec. 31 vs. Atlanta…His older brother Colin scored for the Thrashers in that game as they became just the second siblings to tally in the same game this season (Marian and Marcel Hossa on Dec. 7, NY Rangers at Atlanta).

46—David Krejci—C- Rookie.- Has 3-3-6 totals in his last 12 games with single goals each Feb. 26 vs. Ottawa (his first NHL goal), Feb. 28 vs. Pittsburgh and Mar. 1; an assist Mar. 6 vs. Toronto; and two assists Mar. 8 vs. Washington.- Has two multiple-point games.- Had a three-game goal streak from Feb. 26-Mar. 1 (3-0-3 totals).- Had a three-game assist streak from Feb. 5-9 (0-3-3 totals).- Has taken four shootout shots this season (one goal).- Recalled Dec. 30 from Providence/AHL where he had 7-21-28 totals with 19 PIM in 25 AHL Bruins games with a +14 rating.- Began the season in Boston and had three assists in 12 games before his Nov. 4 assignment to Providence/AHL…Recorded his first NHL point with an assist Oct. 6 at Phoenix.

49—Matt Lashoff—D- Rookie.- Has played the last five games after his Mar. 8 recall from Providence/AHL for his third stint of the season in Boston and had an assist Mar. 16 in Washington.- Had 7-27-34 totals with 68 PIM and a +8 rating in 53 AHL Bruins games.- Scored his first NHL goal Dec. 31 vs. Atlanta and now has 1-1-2 totals in his last eight Boston games as he recorded an assist Dec. 23 in Pittsburgh.- Played one scoreless game Nov. 10 vs. Buffalo during his first recall from Nov. 9-11…Played eight games with 1-1-2 totals during his second recall from Dec. 21-Jan. 11.

53—Jeremy Reich—LW- Has played the last two games after not dressing for the previous six games.- His last point was an assist Feb. 13 in Pittsburgh.- His first 1-1-2 totals on the season came in a three-game span, scoring his first NHL goal Dec. 15 vs. Columbus in his 61st NHL game and his eighth professional season and adding a shorthanded assist Dec. 20 vs. Pittsburgh.- Has not dressed for 21 games this season (coach’s decision).

56—Petteri Nokelainen—C/W- Rookie.- Has played in four of the last 14 games.- His last point was a goal Feb. 13 in Pittsburgh.- Played his first game as a Bruin Nov. 4 vs. Ottawa…That was his first NHL game since April 2, 2006 vs. Philadelphia while with the NY Islanders…Scored his first goal/point as a Bruin with the game-winning tally Dec. 3 at NY Islanders (his first NHL goal/point since Oct. 13, 2005 in New Jersey while with the NY Islanders).- Recalled Nov. 4 from Providence/AHL where he was third in that team’s scoring race with 3-5-8 totals and 4 PIM in eight AHL Bruins games.- Has not dressed for 11 Boston games (coach’s decision).- Has missed two games to illness (2-flu, Feb. 19-21).

60—Vladimir Sobotka—C- Did not dress Mar. 16 in Washington and has played in three of the last six games.- His last point was an assist on the game-winning goal Feb. 26 vs. Ottawa.- Recalled Jan. 11 from Providence/AHL where he had 10-10-20 totals with 37 PIM and a +12 plus/minus rating in 18 AHL Bruins games.- Recorded his first two NHL points in a three-game span with single assists each Dec. 12 in Atlanta and Dec. 15 vs. Columbus.- Played his first NHL game Nov. 24 at NY Islanders…Scored his first NHL goal Feb. 13 in Pittsburgh.- Has not dressed for four games (coach’s decision).- Has missed three games to injury (3-upper body, Dec. 6-10).

72—Peter Schaefer—LW- Has not dressed for the last two games.- Has 1-2-3 totals in his last eight games played with single assists each Feb. 5 vs. Buffalo and Feb. 26 vs. Ottawa and a goal Mar. 6 vs. Toronto.- Has two multiple-point games, including a season-high 2-1-3 effort Nov. 15 vs. Toronto, which matched his previous career-high for goals in a game.- Played his 500th NHL game Oct. 20 vs. NY Rangers.- Played his first game as a Bruin Oct. 5 in Dallas and recorded his first point as a Bruin with an assist in that game…Scored his first goal as a Bruin Oct. 18 vs. Montreal.- Has not dressed for six games (coach’s decision).- Has missed ten games to injury (2-flu, Jan. 17-19; 8-shin, Feb. 8-23).

81—Phil Kessel—C/W- Has 1-1-2 totals in his last seven games with a goal Mar. 6 vs. Toronto and an assist Mar. 15 vs. Philadelphia.- Has four multiple-point games, including his first career hat trick in a career-high 3-1-4 effort Oct. 12 in Los Angeles.- Had a four-game point streak from Jan. 19-24 (2-2-4 totals).- Has taken 11 shootout shots this season with five deciding goals…Scored the deciding goals each in a 1-0 win over NY Rangers on Oct. 20, a 4-3 win over NY Rangers on Jan. 19, and 3-2 wins each in Buffalo on Feb. 8, in Carolina on Feb. 19 and vs. Atlanta on Mar. 1…He now has nine career shootout deciding goals.- Took his first career penalty shot on Oct. 27, unsuccessful vs. Philadelphia’s Martin Biron.- Played his 100th NHL game Dec. 12 in Atlanta.

91—Marc Savard—C- Has been held without a point in his last three games, his longest such stretch since Mar. 25-29 of last season.- Has three assists in his last six games with two assists Mar. 8 vs. Washington and an assist Mar. 11 in Ottawa following an eight-game point streak from Feb. 16-Mar. 3 (1-11-12 totals).- Has 1-14-15 totals in his last 16 games.- Has 19 multiple-point games.- Had a career-best 12-game assist/point streak from Nov. 10-Dec. 6 (2-17-19 totals) … Had a nine-game assist/point streak from Jan. 10-31 (3-12-15 totals) … Had an eight-game assist/point streak from Feb. 16-Mar. 3 (1-11-12 totals).- Has taken one shootout shot this season (no goal).- Recorded his 500th NHL point with the first assist of a 1-4-5 effort Oct. 12 in Los Angeles…Played his 600th NHL game Nov. 10 vs. Buffalo…Recorded his 400th NHL assist Feb. 28 vs. Pittsburgh.- Has missed one game to injury (1-groin, Oct. 10)…Missed the Oct. 10 game in Anaheim with the injury, snapping his consecutive games-played stretch at 166 games dating back to his previous game missed (April 3, 2004 at Ottawa while with New Jersey).- Played in his first career NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 27 and scored the game-winning goal for the Eastern Conference at 19:31 of the third period.